Driverless Tesla Car crashes killing two

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  1. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    It is kind of funny. What exactly is the point of a "self driving" car that you have to pay the same attention to as one you're driving? Wouldn't that little detail make this also an accident caused by human error? If you're brilliant enough to put your car in self driving mode, and then get in the backseat, I only hope you don't kill any innocent bystanders.
     
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  3. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    I can't wait for driverless school buses and pilotless planes.
     
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  4. ZVar

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    Most modern planes are pilotless. The only reason for the pilot is unions and to make the passengers feel better.
     
  5. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    I've yet to see a passenger jet minus a pilot and co-pilot. The technology might be present to enable autonomous flight, but someone is always manning the ####pit (woke feminists are really going to come after me for that one).
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    Let's use logic and think this out a bit: if there are no pilots to fly a plane, then who is going to become inebriated at the airport lounge prior to takeoff? :scratch:
     
  6. mustang190

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    Nonsense.
    Have you ever flown a aircraft?
     
  7. mustang190

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    Passengers
     
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  8. Mike250rs

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    They are more portable than an Oxygen destroyer..and Godzilla friendly :p
     
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  9. ZVar

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    No, but then I bet you haven't flown an Airbus A350 either, which has the capability I mentioned. That's why I said modern aircraft. Your average Cessna doesn't sure, but even a brand new Cessna isn't a modern plane.
     
  10. kemosabi49

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    People have been dying in car crashes since the first cars hit the road. The primary causes of accidents has changed over the years. Fact is people are going to continue to die in accidents. No matter the penalties, they cannot legislate people into paying attention to their driving. And even level 5 autonomous vehicles that talk to each other are not going to stop people from getting killed.
     
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  11. mustang190

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    Not talking about a Cessna. There is a ####pit for a reason.
    Nothing is better than the old fashioned Mk1 mod 0 human eyeball. It still works when the power goes out or the manure hits the fan.
     
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